Luke 9:59

Catholic Public Domain Version

Then he said to another, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."

Cross References

1 Kings 19:20

And immediately, leaving behind the oxen, he ran after Elijah. And he said, "I beg you to let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you." And he said to him: "Go, and turn back. For what was mine to do, I have done concerning you."

Haggai 1:2

Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying: This people claims that the time has not yet arrived for building the house of the Lord.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his disciples: "If anyone is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Matthew 6:33

Therefore, seek first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added to you as well.

Matthew 9:9

And when Jesus passed on from there, he saw, sitting at the tax office, a man named Matthew. And he said to him, "Follow me." And rising up, he followed him.

Luke 9:60

And Jesus said to him: "Let the dead bury their dead. But you go and announce the kingdom of God."